I happened to be in Chicago on St Patrick's Day several years ago and was dining at Lawry's. A band of kilt-wearing bagpipers waltzed in and serenaded the entire restaurant. Loved it! The green Chicago River is a sight to see too!
@fabienneclavier5984
2 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t sound very Irish, though, lol
@brucemorgan62
2 жыл бұрын
@@fabienneclavier5984 the Scots don't have a monopoly on kilts or bagpipes ;)
@Granuaile1
2 жыл бұрын
@@fabienneclavier5984 You should read up on Gaelic culture!
@Ogrematic
2 жыл бұрын
Did you ever eat at Portillo's?
@marybethduke3263
2 жыл бұрын
@@Ogrematic Many times! My son and grandchildren are in Chicago so I visit as often as I can!
@cattuslavandula
2 жыл бұрын
In America, everyone's Irish on March 17. 🍀 Cinco de Mayo is quickly becoming the same sort of holiday here.
@kenc2257
2 жыл бұрын
If you live in the Southwest USA, Cinco de Mayo is very popular & wildly celebrated (and frequently 'over' celebrated by the younger crowd).
@michaelhogan9053
2 жыл бұрын
Yup!! Everyone is Irish on Cinco de Mayo too. lol
@wpbgmail
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick's Day are very similar in that both are celebrated more in the U.S. than in their home countries because #anyexcuseforaparty.
@glazdarklee1683
2 жыл бұрын
I went to an elementary school where we had to wear uniforms that lacked anything green. I have many early memories of my mother pinning a shamrock made of green construction paper to my sweater. Because I didn't want to get pinched. I also have many memories of drinking green beer in college. But they aren't as clear. An even more recent memory is of green bagels, which are about as culturally confused as you can get.
@patkern185
2 жыл бұрын
Green bagels are about as Irish as corned beef and cabbage..lol.
@emilywhitfield2780
2 жыл бұрын
Lamb Stew is probably more Irish than corned beef!!! Cabbage is a popular vegetable!
@deborahdanhauer8525
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve wondered about green bagels too….🐝🤗❤️
@primmoore6232
2 жыл бұрын
Green bagels are perfect this year. Today is also *Purim,* the Feast of Esther.
@coolmoon4382
2 жыл бұрын
@@patkern185 don't tell that to EVERYONE in Massachusetts.. WE ALL MAKE CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE.. Carrots and potatoes parsnips and green beer. It wouldn't go over well. Especially after a few of those green beers.
@richardmercer2337
2 жыл бұрын
When my son Patrick was little, we treated St Patrick's Day as his "special day"! For a few years we then had to also have St. Jonathan's Day on April 17 for his brother...
@roguesmile1491
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize how much I enjoyed/missed St. Patrick's day until I moved to Japan where everyone gave me funny looks for mentioning it. My mom always made corned beef with cabbage St. Patty's week and I ended up spending $4 for a container of canned corned beef the size of a pudding cup this year to satisfy a bit of homesickness.
@dannicatzer305
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly where I live in the UK which has a very large amount of people of Irish descent St Patricks day is a non event... Travel into the city you might see the odd pub with a special on but that's it...
@suem6004
2 жыл бұрын
Yes. It is a special family holiday for us. Dad was 2nd generation Irish. Wore green. Had special food.
@lisahirschlozano823
2 жыл бұрын
I lived in Boston for several years, and St. Patrick's Day is actually an official city holiday. It falls on the same day as a revolutionary war commemoration so they call it Evacuation Day, but everyone knows it's for St. Paddy's. Also, the reason we call it St. Paddy's is because Paddy is a nickname for Patrick. I'm from New England where there's a substantial amount of people of Irish heritage (I'm about 1/4 Irish myself) so it was always a big deal growing up. Yesterday my family and I wore green, got green donuts, and I made corned beef and cabbage, which I typically do every year. :)
@ithilnin123
2 жыл бұрын
I attended the St. Patrick’s Day parade in NYC back in 2006. Being from a small town in Tennessee, I will never forget how exciting it was to see all of the pageantry that accompanied it, especially the police bands with their kilts and bagpipes. 💁🏻♀️
@billkelly3679
2 жыл бұрын
San Antonio, Texas also dyes their river green. Mind you, the San Antonio river is about 30 feet wide...
@magnificentfailure2390
2 жыл бұрын
Do I celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Well, my name is Patrick and my grandmother, who named me, was born on this day 130 years ago. Yes, I do remember the day and celebrate it. :)
@Thurgosh_OG
2 жыл бұрын
Brit here. I've lived in both Scotland and England for decades and in this country it's mainly Irish pubs and a few non-Irish pubs (trying to get some of the customers) that make a thing of St.Paddy's day. It's a slightly celebrated event, compared to the non-celebrations of St. Andrews day, St. George's Day or St. David's day here in Blighty.
@missharry5727
2 жыл бұрын
I identify as Yorkshire but my maternal grandfather was born in Liverpool of Irish immigrant parents and my first name, Brigid, is Irish. I have never come across a St Patrick's Day celebration but do like Ireland as a holiday destination and shall be going there again this autumn. Can't wait for the Guinness, soda bread and American migrant seabirds on the Kerry coast. And it's nice to be somewhere that people spell my name right.
@lisajoy9588
2 жыл бұрын
I love St. Patrick’s Day and always, Always wear green and some sort of shamrock ☘️ scarf or pin or something. I don’t do the drinking part but I do love the traditional food, etc.
@nellgwenn
2 жыл бұрын
I don't have any green cloths, but I do have a Waterford St. Patrick's Irish cross I wear.
@rosesmith6925
2 жыл бұрын
Love to listen to your view of America. Hysterical ☮❤
@Fridge56Vet
2 жыл бұрын
It's definitely big in certain areas, but it is also an excuse to go out later or knock off work early and go to the pub among even the non-Irish. And yes, many Americans of partial Irish ancestry (my wife included) do go out of their way to emphasize, even if mildly, their Irish roots.
@aletaschulz1108
2 жыл бұрын
🤗💚
@Ogrematic
2 жыл бұрын
Well, they are catholic... Lots of kids...
@coltonbates629
2 жыл бұрын
As they should, and, as they should. Being even 1% Irish is good. Not working is good.
@Fetch26291
2 жыл бұрын
In Boston, MA, March 17th is also Evacuation Day, which celebrates the British army leaving Boston on March 17, 1776, never to return.
@christopheryoung3356
2 жыл бұрын
St Patrick's Day had been a public holiday in Boston (or actually Suffolk County, MA) because it coincides with Evacuation Day. Evacuation Day, March 17, 1776, is the day that the British troops evacuated the city of Boston after George Washington mounted heavy cannons atop Dorchester Heights aimed at the British fleet. Another note, the Charitable Irish of Boston was founded in 1737 on St Patrick's Day and held its first parade and celebration that day.
@Quarton
2 жыл бұрын
I remember making sure that I wore GREEN on March 17th - to avoid being pinched, or having my feet stomped on by fellow students! Happy St. Patrick's Day, Lawrence! (Also, HAPPY BELATED St. DAVID'S DAY!! Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! I have to remember my maternal side - REES, from Wales at least 150 years ago.)
@chrisk5651
2 жыл бұрын
Grew up in suburban New York & never heard of the pinching thing.
@renafielding945
2 жыл бұрын
I learned that in a Polish-Czech-German town in south central Texas. Go figure. And Americans are just looking for reasons to party.
@stevenhoskins7850
2 жыл бұрын
MORTICIA! You spoke WELSH!
@stevenhoskins7850
2 жыл бұрын
@@chrisk5651 It's big in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. My mother always sent me to school in green. When I turned 15, my eyes changed from blue, to green. If anyone started to pinch me, I'd just point to my eyes and say "I'm wearing green contacts".
@b.t.walker2295
2 жыл бұрын
Each year when the school calendars are approved, I look to see if March 17th falls during spring break. It often does, and a day wasted of students pinching the green-less is avoided, but not so in 2022. I bet the kids were wild; I’m glad I retired.
@marybrewer2203
2 жыл бұрын
I usually wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, but I also wear a bit of orange, which is also important.
@diarmuidbuckley6638
2 жыл бұрын
Intentionally the flag of the Republic is Green White and Orange; it was devised by Thomas Patrick Meagher, who fought in the (American) Civil War and became Governor of Montana
@mamadeb1963
2 жыл бұрын
I celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim, which just happened to fall on the Gregorian date of March 17th this year. It's a day of, among other things, feasting and drinking - even getting drunk. We, at least, enjoyed the coincidence.
@wessexdruid7598
2 жыл бұрын
St Patrick's Day IS a public holiday in part of the UK - Northern Ireland. Whereas St George's Day isn't - anywhere.
@stevedavis5704
2 жыл бұрын
I will have you know that my aunt had a daughter in law who had a sister who’s neighbor was distantly related to a lady who had a maid who had a cat that brought home a Barbie doll in a dress with a shamrock pattern on it so I have every right to go and get kersnockered celebrating my Irish roots and if I’m lucky I will have sobered up in time for Cinco de Mayo cuz I have a right to celebrate that cuz my uncle lives in a town that sets on land stolen fair and square from Mexico.
@vickyrun8796
2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@kenc2257
2 жыл бұрын
Steve O'Davis definitely sounds Irish...
@shelleytorok1406
2 жыл бұрын
LOL 😆 ( FOR REAL!!!!!)
@hkjuhucampbell4005
2 жыл бұрын
There is a town in the Texas Panhandle, called Shamrock, that has a week long event, with a parade, a fair, golf tournament, rodeo and a Miss Shamrock contest. They also have a beard growing contest. At one time there was a gentleman, who took some tablets that turned his grey beard, green. They put out a green newspaper that day. Look on a Map for I-40 and you will find this town. They also have a motel that was used as a model for the one in the movie "Cars".
@estreetangel
2 жыл бұрын
March 17 is also Evacuation Day which celebrates when British troops left Boston during the Revolutionary War. This is a public holiday in Suffolk County, MA, which is where Boston is located. Schools and many businesses are closed so that works out perfectly for people to be free to fully celebrate St. Patrick's Day all day and night.
@priceringo1756
2 жыл бұрын
Look at that algae bloom in the Chicago river!
@tatiannazutania7751
2 жыл бұрын
I live near Scranton, PA. They are known for their St. Patrick's Day parade. My Great Grandmother came from Belfast, so it's always been important in my family.
@leesquee
2 жыл бұрын
English subscriber here, no Irish links. I have never in my 53 years happened across any sort of St Patrick’s Day celebration at all over here. Most of the time I’m totally unaware the date, the same as the other Saints days. Never come across anyone opting to wear green. Sadly this probably means I haven’t known enough Irish people in my life, which is a shame! I wish I had known/thought about it in time to have sought out a green cupcake at least. If I think about St Patrick’s Day at all it’s only to tell me daughter to avoid going to an Irish chain pub as it would be absolutely packed! Anyway, thanks for the video and perhaps I will think ahead and plan some festivities for next year. Any excuse for a cupcake!
@rachelc3279
2 жыл бұрын
I am an Englisher too, with a small amount of Irish ancestry. The closest I have ever gotten to St Patrick's day celebrations was getting stuck behind a 'parade' when on a bus going into my nearest city. Lots of eye rolling ensued 😂 I barely even notice when it is St George's day. It is pretty meaningless to me and many people I know.
@simhedgesrex7097
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of Irish pubs in the UK celebrate.
@Trifler500
2 жыл бұрын
In grade school I forgot to wear green on St. Patrick's Day one year and to compensate, I taped a piece of grass to my shirt.
@daiman56
2 жыл бұрын
St. Patrick the most celebrated Welsh man in America! born near St, Davids in West Wales.
@Ducaso
Жыл бұрын
Savannah’s St. Patrick’s day was pretty wild the few times I’ve gone.
@RO-ip3mo
2 жыл бұрын
When my children were small, I made green (food coloring)eggs and ham for breakfast on St. Patrick's Day. With orange juice and pancakes (again, tinted with green food coloring). They loved it, of course. My son as a freshmen put green food coloring in the college ice cream dispenser in honor of St. Pat's.
@Ash_Ketchum_Pikachu
2 жыл бұрын
Seattle, Washington is one place you forgot that celebrate St Patrick's Day with a downtown parade. I eat corned beef and cabbage on that day. I allways also wear green.
@MariahJade1
2 жыл бұрын
Things like this are generally bigger here with immigrant diasporas and descendants. I think it starts as missing the homeland and then as a way to still feel that connection from somewhere far away and a reason to have fun. The township I live in in Pa. has the distinction of being labeled as the 33rd county of Ireland there were so many Irish here.
@TheMichigami
2 жыл бұрын
a lot of it is also bounce-back overcompensation, a lot of the ethnic festivals and holidays became such big things as a way to fight to retain some tiny bit of their own cultures blended with the new as a struggle against the violently-forced loss of culture and heavy bigotry and hatred a lot of the "new" immigrant groups faced when they arrived. its a part of their history a lot of groups don't talk about, but the trauma remains in their descendants as a reclaimed pride in their heritage where once they were made to feel ashamed of accents and ethnic dress and even their foods when they first got here. even columbus day was started as an attempt to quell some of the hate against italians at the time, poor choice of poster boy as he may have been with a better look at history, but they tried.
@levanapaduch3699
2 жыл бұрын
I know for myself as I’m sure for many others, our ancestry is a way to identify “what” we are. Everyone here in America came from somewhere else. The cultures are many. I asked my mother when I was small “what are we?”. Her answer was “not enough of anything to spit at”… As an adult I did an ancestry DNA to find out. I’m a Celtic mix & so thrilled!!!
@kennethcook9406
2 жыл бұрын
RE wearing green, I've never had to worry about it, because my eyes are hazel (green/brown mix)
@jennifermorris6848
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the shout out to the Kansas City parade. Reborn in 1973 over a conversation in a bar between a radio host, the bar owner and the head of an Irish family, it is a joyful experience definitely worth skipping school.
@beverlyjohnson8801
2 жыл бұрын
I lived in Chicago for 35 years. I loved St. Pat's day. I wore a green T-shirt usually and I always made corned beef and cabbage and boiled potatoes. I hope you were able to celebrate with dedication. I'm not Irish but a have Irish and English in my blood line. I celebrate that some Irish decided to come here during the famine and my heart aches for the ones that didn't make it out.
@fabienneclavier5984
2 жыл бұрын
Better not talk about “st Pat’s day” with Irish people 😉
@MrsKS1999
2 жыл бұрын
After living in the Northwest for a few years I noticed that it wasn’t celebrated as much. They didn’t make as much of a big deal with the green. Glad to be back in Boston where it’s way more fun
@brendafierro7962
2 жыл бұрын
Love the Irish! Any excuse to celebrate other cultures is one of the best qualities of the US. Mexican folks in the US are also warm towards the Irish due to Catholic faith, affinity for spirits, humble down to earth personalities, rough past times, work ethic, and a gusto for life. Happy St. Patrick's day!
@max2000warrior
2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the Saint Patrick's Battalion.
@IosuamacaMhadaidh
Жыл бұрын
Also recognizing the mutual oppression by a colonial power, i.e. the San Patricios during the Mexican- American war.
@ellenthorne8222
2 жыл бұрын
My Mum came from Co.Tipperary and had a small brooch of a glass of Guinness with shamrock next to the glass and wore it on something green every St.Patrick's Day, I wore it after Mum died till I lost it coming home late from work didn't notice.
@SherioCheers
2 жыл бұрын
I have a green and gold dress I wear on St. Patrick's. It's a fun day to celebrate your history.
@ljosephdumas3113
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lawrence. You nailed it about Americans celebrating our ancestry. My great-great-grandfather was Irish. TD McGuigan of County Tyrone Ulster.
@Isolder74
2 жыл бұрын
Irish Soda Bread is a must on St Patrick's Day.
@timothycollins3829
2 жыл бұрын
St. Patrick's Day, or at least March 17, is an official holiday (of sorts) in Boston. It's "Evacuation Day" and celebrates the day that the British evacuated Boston Harbor in 1776 during the Revolutionary War under the threat of cannons that had been installed on Dorchester Heights in South Boston. As a student growing up in South Boston, I have to confess that the holiday celebrated was St. Patrick's Day. I lived less than a tenth of a mile from the parade route and it was the biggest yearly parade in the city. And yes, large amounts of Irish related cheap plastic items were for sale.
@camillecali22
2 жыл бұрын
I am not Irish but growing up in New York I made Irish soda bread every year. I went to the parade and or a big party where we drank green beer. We had green bagels for breakfast and corned beef canbage and potatoes for dinner only on St Pattys day.
@jacquelyns9709
2 жыл бұрын
In San Antonio we dye the river green. Many restaurants serve green beer and wine. (During normal times.) We also have the largest MLK Day parade in the nation. Although we had to cancel it again due to COVID this year.
@nrrork
2 жыл бұрын
There's the food. My corned beef and cabbage is almost ready to come out of the oven. I always boiled it before, so this will be interesting. And soda bread, obviously.
@wpbgmail
2 жыл бұрын
I'm celebrating St. Patrick's Day by watching your video and sipping on a single malt scotch because my Irish ancestors were Scotch-Irish which really means, Scotch.
@aidanoleary636
2 жыл бұрын
Just to note that in Ireland we do not have a set type of meal for St Patricks Day. It could be Beef, Lamb or Bacon. We do not eat corned beef in Ireland (perhaps a long time ago) but Bacon and Cabbage is a very popular dish here. Corned Beef and Cabbage is mainly a US dish.
@nrrork
2 жыл бұрын
@@aidanoleary636 Yeah, my understanding is immigrants used corned beef because it's just what was available. I always stock up this time of year because it's on sale. Last year I smoked it and made pastrami.
@itrthho
2 жыл бұрын
@@aidanoleary636 what about “bangers and mash”?
@mer8795
2 жыл бұрын
@@aidanoleary636 I'm sure there were potatoes in there some where. One Irish chef said, you can never have too many potatoes.
@mnels5214
2 жыл бұрын
Aw yeah, remember when I lived in Chicago going to the South Side parade and being amazed by what fun it was, this was a couple of years before they discontinued it because it was so rowdy. But even so, it's way more fun to celebrate by going to a small bar where everyone knows your name and be puked on by a friend, rather than a stranger, the way the spirit of St Patrick would have wanted.
@lmnopgr
2 жыл бұрын
@ M Nels hilariously expressed. ❤️from Chicago 🌈☘️
@bsteven885
2 жыл бұрын
Of course, now the South Side Irish Parade in Chicago has been revived (probably for business reasons -- so many bars along Western Ave. depend on the income), but the route is shorter so that local officials can better control the melee.
@geedavia1785
2 жыл бұрын
Nels I live in Beverly & I must admit, the rowdyness threw me off. Beverly is such a nice, generally quiet neighborhood that seems to get invaded 1-weekend in March. The first St. Patty's weekend I was aghasted at the beer can & drunks puking as if I was on Bourbon Street. It got so bad, the Police put up barriers to keep folks out the neighboring streets & on the main drag. Oh, BTW the Parade is back!
@McCammalot
Жыл бұрын
I'm so incredibly glad I found this channel. (I actually started following it for the grammar; now I just follow it for all the stuff, buuuuuuut... especially being able to argue properly with my British Science Fiction author buddies, whom the pandemic made it so difficult to contact for so long...yes I might be a bit weird but so are they, it's why we get along)
@calicolyon
2 жыл бұрын
I have a small sliver. My great great grandfather was born in Canada.
@kittysweetwater3239
2 жыл бұрын
Being definitely Irish ☘️ on both sides (Irish gran from Dublin on my dad’s side and Irish/German both grandparents on my mom’s) we always celebrate. Parade followed by stories over a corned beef and cabbage dinner. Lovely!
@hopekevans
2 жыл бұрын
Cleveland, Ohio has one of the oldest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country and brings about 500,000 people downtown ☘️
@conniethingstad1070
2 жыл бұрын
my fb is full of Happy St. Pats day from Indiana family. Here in Dutch town Iowa, few are even aware of it. One of our dental students from Dublin used to say that the US celebrates St. Paddy's day more than the Irish. Indianapolis colors the canal green like Chicago does. it's so cool to see
@Dshappystuff
2 жыл бұрын
America is largely a country of immigrants. We recognize that our ancestors made huge sacrifices to begin a new life here. To pay respect to them we make sure to include that ancestry in our identity. We are proud of where we came from and proud to be American.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
Britain is also a county of immigrants, just like most of our history it goes further back than yours.
@dianamurphy2954
2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenlee5929 Mr. Lee I do not think our Native Americans or our Eskimos would agree with you. They have been here longer than England.
@kaldo_kaldo
2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenlee5929 I see so many Europeans say this but it's goofy and patently wrong. Why? We didn't pop into existence in 1776, we descend from you. Our history is your history until we became independent. Not to mention that we have all of your history up to the split plus the history of the native people too. You act like we're missing 1000s of years of European history, but that's inaccurate, we're only missing the last 250 years because before that is our history too. But you know what you're missing? 1000s of years of native American history.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
@@dianamurphy2954 Hi Diana Murphy ,not sure but UCL suggests Native Americans migrated from Asia about 15,000 years ago, 1st Humans arrived in Britain about 800,000 years ago. I agree I was not thinking of American Native History in my flippant answer Dshappystuff, but it does seem to apply, could be wrong.
@stephenlee5929
2 жыл бұрын
@@kaldo_kaldo I act like the US school system doesn't appear to teach any history prior to 1480's. I was mainly commenting that US seems to believe it is unusual it being 'a county of largely of immigrants', Britain is too, just its immigrants happened earlier and over a longer period of time.
@Libratarot
2 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was born on St. Patrick's Day. Our family tradition is to have corned beef and cabbage. We have parsnips, turnips, carrots, potatoes, cabbage and, beef. All boiled in beer (lager) then the beef is braised in a whiskey brown sugar glaze. With a little horseradish NOM NOM NOM and of course the leftovers all get diced up for a little bubble and squeak ;)
@barongerhardt
2 жыл бұрын
If your blood great-great-aunt is your Irish connection, it would be cleaner to talk about their parent, your great-grandparent. As a proper Irish-American, my father's, mother's, mother's, father's (repeat x2-5 times) and his parents were strait from Ireland.
@joermnyc
2 жыл бұрын
I have one Irish Great-Grandmother… the rest were all Italian from the general areas around Napoli and Positano, but all of them came here over 100 years ago through Ellis Island.
@therestingrancor8259
2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: St Patrick was born in Britain, of a Romanized family. He was sold to Ireland as a slave. He brought Christianity to Ireland.💚
@Author.Noelle.Alexandria
2 жыл бұрын
Patrick was also an asshole. The "snakes" he "drove out" were pagans, and methods of "convincing" included murder. I have no qualms about making fun of him on St. Patrick's Day.
@therestingrancor8259
2 жыл бұрын
@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria I have to agree. I'm not a fan of religion in general, let alone Christianity.
@MrPatrickgaffey
2 жыл бұрын
fun fact St patricks first ever parade took place in New York
@maureencoyle666
2 жыл бұрын
Boston here!! I have to argue that you are wrong (sort of) about us not having a state holiday for St Patrick. Well, its not national or even state wide, just Boston, Suffolk County), but being the home of the Revolutionary war, we celebrate “Evacuation Day” on March 17 each year. It’s the date Bostonians (Minutemen) drove the “redcoats” out of Boston, and they never returned. I guess they didn’t like our recipe for their tea. (But Brits are totally welcome now)!! It was the first American battle of the Revolutionary War dated, March 17, 1776! It started being officially celebrated on 11/25/1773, and was somehow re-routed back to March 17. Happy St Pat’s Day everyone!! ☘️🍻
@joannevendshus5075
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not any part Irish. Didn't wear green today. Told the first person to say they'll pinch me to go ahead and get slapped back. LOL
@tootz1950
2 жыл бұрын
oooh, you're fun.
@keviny1936
2 жыл бұрын
Bally Castle Sausage Roll for dinner with Guiness and yes, I wore green.
@jacquespoulemer3577
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a Yank of Irish (and Puerto Rican) descent living in Oaxaca Mexico. I don't know where that puts me in your survey of green wearing. I and my Mexican partner (who was born 17th March) Had an irish month, classical music, films, tv shows, some folksy irish tunes and documentaries with people of any irish connection whatsoever. We both tend to wear green around st paddy's day (which is conveniently our anniversary, 35 years this year) And I occassionaly prepare irish food. Around the year 2000 I even corned a flank steak. Love your show. I discovered it last year but as I am pushing 70, never even touched a computer until 2000, and am almost entirely self taught it takes me a while to figure out which key to press to get a result. Keep up the good work. Your pal in the Deepest South. JIM
@nidomhnail2849
2 жыл бұрын
Boston is (kinda) public. St Patrick's day is considered a religious holiday. To make it public, the politicians also decreed that March 17th is Evacuation Day, the day that celebrates the evacuation of British forces from Boston. Check out the Wiki page for Evacuation day. Also, I was told that I wear the map of Ireland on my face so I forgo the wearing of the green. To date, I have not been pinched.
@michaelwhite2600
2 жыл бұрын
I am from Savannah, Ga. I grew up thinking that everyone celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day because it was always a school holiday for me growing up there. I also thought it was normal to start drinking at 8am in my early adult years. I roller skated in the parade two years in a row ( sober because I no longer drink) for a friend’s charity float about 5 years ago . It was really interesting to see the progression of people getting drunker and drunker. That parade is really big . Our float was always one of the last , so we just sat there on the parade route for about 2-2 1/2 hours before we even started to move.
@elyenidacevedo1995
2 жыл бұрын
I lived in savannah Georgia for all my life and yes almost everyone wore green.
@petuniagranny2758
2 жыл бұрын
I was brought up to bring orange on St Patricks day. lol I still can't bring myself to wear green.
@dawnak.3056
2 жыл бұрын
My DNA says I'm 60% British and 20% Irish but I don't go around saying I'm British or Irish. That would just be weird since the last at least four or five generations of my immediate ancestors were born and raised right here in America.
@dorismidge8762
2 жыл бұрын
I wore green, but I didn’t partake in drinking green beer, eating corned beef and cabbage, or looking for that proverbial pot of gold…I just reminded myself about how much trouble I have saying Irish wristwatch.
@erglelergle8476
2 жыл бұрын
When my kids were little leprechauns would make mischief in the night and leave chocolate coins for them.
@geoffroi-le-Hook
2 жыл бұрын
in September the White Sox wear green for Halfway to St Patrick's Day
@peterharbinson8679
7 ай бұрын
Working on a large building in London the boss gave a speech. He said how brilliant everything was going but we needed one more push to finish. Therefore anyone who did not come in on the 17th (st pats) was sacked. Everyone went back to work and said nothing. The day after st pats we came back to work with mad hangover. Apparently hardly any one weighed in , even the English. The boss looked cross but keeper quite.
@wendysplace3867
2 жыл бұрын
YEP, you are correct Laurence! My great great...too many greats to count grand father Matthew Maybin from Belfast traveled with his family on the ship called the Pennsylvania Traveler to the Port of Charleston where they travel up through South Carolina in 1752. They settled in NC but smartly made their way to South Carolina :)
@drivenltd2020
6 ай бұрын
St Patricks day is huge in the uk. Being from Liverpool i know first hand how busy it is
@primmoore6232
2 жыл бұрын
Our gym teacher in high school, Mrs. Johnson, asked us all to wear *ORANGE* 🧡 on March 17th. She said she was Northern Irish, where they wear orange, rather than green. Her maiden name was McGillicuddy. I still wear all 3 colors of the Irish flag for St. Patrick's Day. My grandmother was a Cavanah, so, yeah, I'm Irish, too! 💚🤍🧡☘ Slainte mhath!
@melindar.fischer5106
2 жыл бұрын
@Nicky L I once had a boss who wore orange 🧡 on St. Patrick's Day because she is Protestant. Up until then, I had never heard of people wearing orange on St. Patrick's Day. I know what each of the three colors of the Irish flag 🇮🇪 represents, but I imagine many other citizens of the USA don't. Green: Catholics, Orange: Protestants, White: peace between the two. 🇮🇪
@primmoore6232
2 жыл бұрын
@Nicky L - I'm Protestant, too.
@MrPatrickgaffey
2 жыл бұрын
@@primmoore6232 its not just that Orange is also represented the Prodestents Unioninist who hated the Catholic Irish nationlist and was part of the troubles
@maryjordan7649
2 жыл бұрын
Where did this pinching idea come from......my heritage is mostly Irish and I don't remember it. Never had corn beef and cabbage growing up, the cooks in my family made ham and cabbage. I think this 'Irish' food came from what was available locally in the US.💚
@mer8795
2 жыл бұрын
You are correct. Most Irish immigrants were poor. They bought the closest food stuffs to Irish items they could find more cheap. They worked the jobs others didn't want and it was low pay. It seems every time a large ethnic group immigrated here , they were discriminated against - Irish, Italians, Germans, Puerto Ricans,..... takes awhile to get melted into "the pot" and become American. Well, that was TMI.
@ericariley1696
2 жыл бұрын
Happy St. Patrick's Day Laurence. It's relieving to know that it IS celebrated in the UK as well as the U.S.
@claregale9011
2 жыл бұрын
We do st George's day -England , St David's day - wales , St Andrews day - scotland . I'm in England 🙂👋✌
@MrPatrickgaffey
2 жыл бұрын
celebrating St patricks day in uk is not the same as Us
@ubergeek1968
2 жыл бұрын
I did wear a kilt with green hose today.... I did my bit
@webbtrekker534
2 жыл бұрын
Of course I do. Being of pure Scandinavian decent I'm sure many of my relatives "vacationed" in the British Isles in centuries past. Many settled in many parts of those islands.
@vanessagherardini2885
2 жыл бұрын
My mum was English. She would roll her eyes at wearing green and instead wore orange. We never had corned beef and cabbage growing up. When I happened to marry a man of Irish/ German decent she definitely held it against me. But we are the melting pot and I love the celebrations of all our cultures.
@readmeup4402
2 жыл бұрын
What does it mean? (The orange color)
@christopherdwane2844
2 жыл бұрын
@@readmeup4402 Orange is the colour associated with Protestant Unionists in Northern Ireland (i.e. the part of the population of NI who oppose reunification with the Republic of Ireland and instead wish to remain part of the UK). Given that Northern Irish history in the past 100 years has been characterised by conflict between Irish Nationalist and Unionist paramilitary groups, leading to the deaths of several thousand people, wearing orange on St Patrick's day is a pretty clear way to signal an opposition to Irish culture and identity (if you want to know more about the background look up "the Troubles")
@readmeup4402
2 жыл бұрын
@@christopherdwane2844 ok, i got it..and yes, i've heard about "the troubles"
@Dano12345100
2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the green beer!
@carschmn
2 жыл бұрын
St. Paul, MN has a multi hour long St. Patrick’s Day parade / drunken meander. Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. I try to wear green and have corned beef and cabbage every year for St. Patrick’s Day. I’m 1/4 Irish. My grandpa was full but the family has been here for +100 years.
@BadgerCheese94
2 жыл бұрын
I was at the parade in St. Paul yesterday and it was a ton of fun
@kailomonkey
2 жыл бұрын
I'm British. I always forget it til people are doing it. I will have an occasional guiness on St Patricks day. One year I discovered the secret of good guiness as it just tasted really nice on such a day, and I found out that the reason it often tastes like ashtray in Britain is that it sits in the pumps through lack of drinkers. A pint pulled through first make it taste silky smooth like a Caffreys which isn't around anymore.
@TastySandwich100
2 жыл бұрын
It's so sad that Caffrey's isn't about anymore
@kailomonkey
2 жыл бұрын
@@TastySandwich100 Yea it was great. For anyone that doesn't know it, it was a bitter. Light brown in colour but a bit cloudy? Tasted clean and had a slightly creamy texture to drink. So good.
@hedruum
2 жыл бұрын
Way to represent Chicago, Lawrence!
@tootz1950
2 жыл бұрын
Corned beef and cabbage and green beer. Check, check, check. It's a go!
@weedfreer
2 жыл бұрын
you may be correct on the beer situation. My St Paddies day record (following a Sunday morning meeting of all our bartenders/cellarmen/glass collectors at the club I used to work at) starting from 1200 in the afternoon, was: 4 VK ironbrew 3 VK ice 1 bottle of bud 16 pints of Guinness 1 shot if Vodka I found a lock in, in the centre of town, which meant I could continue until 0200am...which, owing to UK Sunday drinking laws, isn't too bad going I'd say! The moment I stepped out the door to that pub though, I felt completely sober...which was good, seen as I needed to get a taxi from the rank immediately nextdoor 😁
@brendagrimm2964
2 жыл бұрын
Not celebrating, but I did wear my green Hoodia. The black one was in the laundry.
@brendagrimm2964
2 жыл бұрын
Hoodie
@mikechmielewski386
2 жыл бұрын
Laurence will probably enjoy the fact that St. Patrick's Day is the same day as the Massachusetts state holiday Evacuation Day (the day when the Redcoats abandoned Boston in the War of Independence). Very descriptive of what frequently happens to the contents of many people's stomachs before the end of the day :)
@LadyMae42
2 жыл бұрын
I saw this a day late but I did wear green! Although this year I didn’t make corn beef and cabbage! 😂🍀
@tejida815
2 жыл бұрын
Happy Saint Patrick's Day☘
@frankscarborough1428
2 жыл бұрын
Loved the vid thanks Laurence
@freeedr
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@sarahbroad5712
2 жыл бұрын
Happy Paddy’s Day!! Lawrence slainte
@chrisk5651
2 жыл бұрын
Grew up in suburban New York & never heard of the pinching thing.
@karenogush5622
2 жыл бұрын
I don't always wear green, but I almost always have a good corned beef and cabbage dinner with all the trimmings.
@brucemorgan62
2 жыл бұрын
According to Wikipedia, so fact-check it, Montserrat has a ten-day public holiday around St. Patrick's Day.
@geniej9093
Жыл бұрын
Prayer is how my family celebrated St. Patrick's Day, as my father (born in Limerick, Ireland), would not have had it any other way. He, at 16 years old, was sent to seek work in the USA.
@jackhogston6119
2 жыл бұрын
Another difference I've noticed after watching this video is that Americans actually recognize the presence of vowels when pronouncing "Saint" ;)
@INDYANDY4C
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I often celebrate it (mother’s maiden name was O’Riley) and as a a soldier, I wore green 365, but as a fun F-U, I wore an Army buddy’s (Anglican) Beret he gave me. He was stationed in Belfast, and joined our Army for US citizenship.
@ossiningsue
2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather insisted on stew for St. Patrick’s Day, made of mutton. We, the kids , all hated it. When my dear grandfather passed away we either had beef stew or corned beef and cabbage. Mom took care of us. My mother’s maiden name was McDonald and my maiden name is McLoughlin
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